Invasive Plant - Photo

George Eggenberger, holds a hand full seed heads from several Phragmite plants. The seed heads were cut by volunteer members of the Little Traverse Lake Association in an effort to stop the spread of the non-native invasive plant species.
Traverse City, Mich. - 08/31/2005 - George Eggenberger, a member of the Little Traverse Lake Association, cuts the seed head off a Phragmite or also known as a common reed plant. The U.S. National Park Service has determined through DNA that the Phragmite plants just off Shady Lane near Little Traverse Lake are not native to the area.